SM UB-148 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 19 September 1918 as UB-148[Note 1] . UB-148 was surrendered to the United States in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany on 1 December 1918 and later sunk as target by USS Sicard.[3]
UB-148 at sea.
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| History |
| German Empire |
| Name |
UB-148 |
| Ordered |
27 June 1917[1] |
| Builder |
AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost |
4,301,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number |
314 |
| Laid down |
27 October 1917[2] |
| Launched |
7 August 1918[3] |
| Commissioned |
19 September 1918 |
| Fate |
Surrendered to the US, sunk as target[3] |
| General characteristics [3] |
| Class and type |
German Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement |
- 523 t (515 long tons) surfaced
- 653 t (643 long tons) submerged
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| Length |
55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam |
5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught |
3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
- 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced
- 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 7,280 nmi (13,480 km; 8,380 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
- 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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| Test depth |
50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement |
3 officers, 31 men[3] |
| Armament |
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| Service record |
| Commanders: |
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| Operations: |
No patrols |
| Victories: |
None |
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 7 August 1918. UB-148 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-148 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,090 nautical miles (16,830 km; 10,460 mi). UB-148 had a displacement of 523 t (515 long tons) while surfaced and 653 t (643 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.
- “SM” stands for “Seiner Majestät” (English: His Majesty’s) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty’s Submarine.
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